Miss Venezuela 1953

Miss Venezuela 1953 was the 2nd Miss Venezuela pageant, held at the Valle Arriba Golf Club in Caracas, Venezuela on June 27, 1953.

At the end of the event, Sofía Silva of Bolívar crowned Gisela Bolaños of Carabobo as Miss Venezuela 1953. It is the first victory of Carabob in the pageant's history. Contestants from 12 states competed in this year's pageant. The competition was hosted by

Results

Placements

•   Declared as winner
•   Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
•   Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
•   Did not placed

Placement	Contestant	International placement
Miss Venezuela 1953	Template:Country data Carabobo – Gisela Bolaños†	Unplaced – Miss Universe 1953
1st Runner-Up	Template:Country data Monagas – Delmira Antonetti
2nd Runner-Up	Template:Country data Falcón – Margot Léidenz
3rd Runner-Up	Template:Country data Caracas – Úrsula Quero

Special awards

Award	Contestant
Miss Congeniality	Template:Country data Barinas – Irma Fadul
Miss Friendship	Template:Country data Anzoátegui – Aura Santos

Contestants

12 contestants competed for the title.

State	Contestant	AgeTemplate:Efn	Height	Hometown
Template:Country data Anzoátegui	Aura Santos Silva
Template:Country data Barinas	Irma Fadul Aragón
Template:Country data Carabobo	Gisela Bolaños Scarton†	18		Valencia
Template:Country data Cojedes	Carmen Emilia Monagas
Template:Country data Caracas	Úrsula Quero Pérez
Template:Country data Falcón	Margot Léidenz Navas
Template:Country data Lara	Bertha De Lima
Template:Country data Mérida	Ruth Margarita Tirado
Template:Country data Monagas	Delmira Antonetti Núñez
Template:Country data Sucre	Cristina Martínez Raffalli
Template:Country data Táchira	Elena Ruiz
Template:Country data Trujillo	Libia Hernández Rosales

Notes

• Beatriz Grieco Michelangelli, Apure and Vilma Hermoso, Aragua retired from the competition.

External links

• Miss Venezuela official website